Youth, beauty, graceful action seldom fail, But common inte… - John Dryden

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Youth, beauty, graceful action seldom fail,
But common interest always will prevail.

John Dryden

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About John Dryden

John Dryden (19 August 1631 {9 August O.S.} – 12 May 1700 {1 May O.S.}) was an influential English poet, literary critic, translator, and playwright. He was Poet Laureate, 1668–1689.

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But Shakespeare's magic could not copied be;
Within that circle none durst walk but he.

Dim as the borrowed beams of moons and stars
To lonely, weary, wandering travelers,
Is Reason to the soul; and, as on high
Those rolling fires discover but the sky,
Not light us here, so Reason's glimmering ray
Was lent, not to assure our doubtful way,
But guide us upward to a better day.

None are so busy as the fool and knave.

Youth, beauty, graceful action seldom fail, But common interest always will prevail. - John Dryden

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